Friday, May 20, 2011

Fruit Dip

Fruit Dip

Ingredients:
2 cups cottage cheese, pureed in food processor
2 containers lemon yogurt
1 cup whip cream
1/2 cup EggBeaters
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1-2 lemons or oranges - squeezed for juice

Puree cottage cheese, vanilla, EggBeaters, yogurt, and squeezed lemon juice in food processor until completely smooth. (EggBeaters is the best brand and flavor. Other brands do not have a great flavor, but you can test.) (Please try to use yogurt that does not have corn syrup. If you use plain yogurt, just add more lemon and a little honey.)
Whip cream in separate container.
Fold whip cream into cottage cheese blend. (The volume of whip cream should never be greater than the volume of the cottage cheese-yogurt blend. It seems to work best when the whipped cream is about 1/3 of the total product or about 1/2 of the size of the cottage cheese-yogurt blend.)
Keep refrigerated until used.

Stir-Fried Apples

Stir-Fried Apples

Ingredients:
8-12 Apples, depending upon how much you want
1/2 cup apple juice, if needed
1-2 cups Oatmeal (old fashioned is preferred)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup honey
2 teasponns cinnamon
1 cup diced pecans

Precook oatmeal is a separate pan.
Use different types of apples for different flavors and textures. Peel and slice apples. Stir fry in butter until apples have reached desired softness texture. Add oatmeal and stir. Add apple juice if needed. (There may be enough juice from the apples so that no additional juice is needed.) Add maple syrup, honey, and diced nuts. Keep stirring until thick and gooey. Add cinnamon last and stir briefly. (Cinnamon will add to the gooiness; thus, you do not want to add it too early. Cinnamon will also lose flavor and become distasteful if cooked too long.)
Serve while warm, topped with Breyer's vanilla ice cream.

Save leftovers and refreigerate. It is delicious when cold for a snack the next day.